Forest Fire Risk Classification for Municipalities in Hautes-Pyrénées

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES provides a dataset classifying municipalities in the Hautes-Pyrénées department by forest fire risk. The classification is based on the Protection Against Forest Fire Protection Plan (PPCIF), approved on 2 July 2007 and valid for 7 years. The dataset was last updated on 2019-03-28.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing fire prevention resources based on municipal risk classification.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of forest fire risk across the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
• Validating or updating regional fire risk models based on the formalized PPCIF policy.

Strengths

• Based on a formalized, inter-ministerial policy (PPCIF) with a defined 7-year validity period.
• Provides a clear geographic scope covering all municipalities in the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
• Originates from a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Classification formalized by the Protection Against Forest Fire Protection Plan (PPCIF).

Time Range

Plan valid for 7 years from 2 July 2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-03-28 00:00:00

Geography

Municipalities in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France.